
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.52m | 4:55AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.57m | 5:46AM1.52m | 6:23PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.45m | 10:48PM0.46m | 11:06AM0.39m | 11:37PM0.39m | 11:51AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | NE 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 |
— | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | N 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 |
6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 196 | 228 | 264 | 149 | 120 | 120 | 32 | 76 | 59 | 163 | 163 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 178 | 186 | 155 | 166 | 186 | 155 | 155 |
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